Barbie Made An Ava DuVernay Doll. It's Not For Sale, But It Should Be.

Mattel announced Friday that the company is honoring six female "Sheroes" with one-of-a-kind dolls created in their likenesses. One of the honorees is Selma director Ava DuVernay, whose accomplishments include being the first black female to direct a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar and founding the African American Film Festival Releasing Movement, a program providing opportunities and resources to underrepresented filmmakers.

There's only one copy of each "Shero" Barbie, and each will be auctioned off to a specific charity chosen by the real-life woman being honored. But DuVernay fans across Twitter asked Mattel to consider mass-producing hers.

@AVAETC@Barbie - can we get this released and offered to the public? I want one for my daughter.

“Barbie has always represented that girls have choices,” Barbie general manager Evelyn Mazzocco said in a statement emailed to The Huffington Post. “Started by a female entrepreneur and mother, this brand has a responsibility to continue to honor and encourage powerful female role models who are leaving a legacy for the next generation of glass ceiling breakers.”

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Beginning his career in entertainment as a casting director and manager, the Philadelphia native worked on projects such as Prince's "Under the Cherry Moon" and "Purple Rain," before hitting the jackpot with his production of "Monster's Ball" in 2001. That film garnered Halle Berry a Best Actress Oscar, making her the first African-American woman to do so. In 2006, Daniels made his directorial debut with "Shadowboxer, which starred Oscar-winners Cuba Gooding Jr. and Helen Mirren. His latest directing gig, "Precious," was amongst the best of the 2010 awards season.